Food mixer power unit



J. B. KESSEL 2,637,824

FOOD MIXER POWER UNIT 1945 2 SI-[EETS-SI-IEET 1 May 5, 1953 Original Filed May 25 May 5, 1953 J. B. KESSEL FOOD MIXER POWER UNIT 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Original Filed May 25, 1945 IN V EN TOR. rfofiaizzzes' 756.3561

Patented May 5, 1953 Foonm ER. Pom om'r rtnannes usxssu, Ghicago; I111, assignoi' to Dot: meyer 'Corpbtatiofl; Chicagm IlL a corporation of lllinois -(llaimsz- (Chili- 68) My inventioirtrelates broadly-tmfoodi mixers" and more partteulariyrtoi amimprove'dl electric motor powerzumt oonstruetionfori'househoidrfood mixera 'Ihlsi application isi a division. of my earlierfiled"- applicatioxi' for 'Foo'd Mixer Power Unit; serial 2N0: 595;185; filedlMay ;.1945'; now abandoned:

A principal objective is to':providevimproved: cooling means for my mixer; thereby increasing not only?" comfort of handling: and: appearance butraiso: th'eeflimency; Additionalzobjectives are toe provide improved: speed control means for varying" motor; speedsand thereby the mixing speeds? The invention. utilizes a. universal or series wound motor wherein I speed'f-may? be controlled by==varying the "resistance-For the number of' fiel'd" coil turns that are refiectiyefin .the: field coils' in the :motor "circuit: Mixers :of this type are cus= tomariiyiprovided :with' :a i rheostat which makes possible? the'rselectionxof an: infinite number of speed ranges: but is': also a cause of heat and failure in many instances: The: infinite varia' bility of speeds -isnotirecomm'en'ded in the ordi' nary mixerbecausethe operator; normally: a"

housewiieinbecomes confused =wh'iie trying to reestablish on subsequent -use-.a speed- 'shelfelt was successful on a prior: use of :the :mixer. There= fore; instead of infinite variati'on; I:provide='yaria-' tion. from two to 'fivezspeeds which -ai'e"governed by push button'controlsa This notoniy simplifies thev housewifes -prob1ems of F selecting "or return ingtetheproperspeedgbut also greatly. increases theareliabili-ty and-- ease of operation; particularly? when. the handset the-operatorrareslippery asfis often the-rcase 'in' food-r mixing l brrawmore .detail'edrdescription-:oi my mixer: reference is made to: -thespeciflcations and the drawings,'s-in which: t

Fig; 1 List: asside -view+ofamy1 mixer;

Fig; 2 :isi-an :eniargedwiew -part1y'insection :oi? the :manually actuated'uportionof I. the Fspeed controlt Fig. Ae is A aThorizontal.-sectional-- view through thertransmissionw.

Fig- 5 is arcross section-T of' thespeed wcontrol meansh- Figs; 6 wand -7'-areschematio views of po's'sible motor circuit hook-ups utilizing the push button control: switchesa:

Hamming; toTFig'i f1; my mixer: comprisesiar base':

I I,: supported ibyfiegsial 2,:1anurhavin'g asturnta ble'l bearing 2' I 3 mounted? adjacent: one end thereof. Awedestam 4 usattachedito'tne rotneraendaofiithe 2;. basefl I and mountsamotor-rsupport arm I6 hay-- ingqa bail ll and a pin I a'at its lower end adapted to 'be *r'eceived b-y-the pedestal I 4: Means are K provided within thebase of the pedestal te-per mit and -limit horizontal and vertical movement ofthe-motorsupport arm I 6: A' -verticalpin I I 8 is: attached to the upper end ofthesupport-arm I 6;: which 1 is-- curvedthrough approximately.- degrees; The pin I 8-isshaped toreceive-a bracket I 9 rigidl-y attached to a mixer housing generally designated-J01 I The position of the mixershown in-Fig. l will be reterred to as the-normalwrmixing position with :beaterblades 2-I extendingdownwardlyinto a'mi-xing:'loowl 22 A'turntable 23 supports the mixing-bowl =22-a-nd=-is rotatably mounted inthe turntable-bearing; I3 011 the-base I I: Themixing bowl 22:: preferably tapers inwardly; the lip thereof: being-the point: of maximum diameter:

' The tapering-outer surface-of-the bowl is prefer ably provided-with a seriesof relatively abrupt stepsM' -Wherebydrippings;which would ordinarily tendto run 1 down the sideof the bow-1,- will instead drip from the edges of the-steps 24- and fall to the base li-of-the mixer without oontinuingtdown-the sideof the bowl;

The housing 2 0- comprises a cup-shaped motor housing 29 'havingean open end and a mating transmissionhousing 3I,- each being suitably shapedinternally: to-receiveand support the motor parts=- and transmissiom elements. The motor housing 29 andthe transmission housing 3=I- are held together at their open ends by suitable means such" as throughbol-ts notshown;

1 thereby forming-ia hollow housing -for-the variousing-"with beater drive'gear "I52; A second beaterdrive gear63" meshes withthe gear Gland isof the "same? diameter. Arrows" (Fig.-- 4) indicate the:preferred-direction of rotation and the speed ofith'e beaters 2i, which-is reduced -fromthe motor: speed: through-the gearing described, I is controlled by controlling the speed of-the 'motor: I prefer to use a universal type a electric & motor in myimixefiwhereinthe speedmay be controlled by! increasing or decreasing the* resistance or number on fild turns in the motor circuit. While rhe'ostat' means are-oftenempIOyed for this pur pose, I h'ave 'found that thearrangement ofswitohes illusti ate'd in-Figs 2 -,:3 and 5 is less ex pensive to manufacture since substantially all of the parts can be moulded or pressed. Furthermore, reliability and ease of operation are greatly increased. In its simplest form, my controls consist of a plurality of push buttons 8'! formed of an insulating material such as phenolformaldehyde resin, extending through openings in the housing 28 which serve as a guide for the buttons. Metal pins 88 extend inwardly from the push buttons 81 through a slide bar 89 and a guide bar 9|, the guide bar having aligned openings adapted to receive 'andguide the pins 88 in their reciprocating motion. Approximately mid-'- way on the pin 88 is mounted an insulating block shaped as an inverted truncated right-cone98. The slide bar is mounted for lateral reciprocation with respect to the pins 88 on supports 92 which are formed of an insulating material such as phenol formaldehyde resin, the slide bar being of electrical conductive material such as brass. The supports may be in the form of a sleeve through which an attaching bolt 93 may extend and are grooved at approximately their mid point to receive-the slide bar 89 which has formed in its end a slot adapted tent in the'slot'in the supports 92. The slide bar is also provided with a series'of openings indicated at'94'suflicient in size to permit the insulating done 98 to' pass downwardly through" the opening; A spring 95 may be employed to force the slide bar to the right or left as may be desired, keeping one edge of the opening 94 normally'againstthe insulating cone 98." The distances between the bottom of the push button 81 and'the top of the insulating cone 98'is slightly greater than thickness of the slidebar 89. A spring washer 96 is fastened to the pin 88 adaicent the junction of the pin and push button 81. 'The disc 98 may be split, if desired, and extends downwardly substantially into contactwith the upper-surface of the insulating cone 98, the edges being turned upwardly in such manner thatwhen the 'button'8l is de-' pressed, the slide bar 89 will first beforced to the left by the action of the cone 98 and will then spring into place beneath the washer 96 and into contact with pin 88, thereby establishing electrical contact between said pin and the slide bar 89. A second spring washer '91, substantially similar in shape to spring washer 96 but usually of greaterdiaineter, is attached firmly at its central point to the pin 88 and extends downwardly into contact' with the guide plate 9i in such manner that the washer forms a spring tending" always to return the pushbutton to its outward position. The endsof the pins 88 below the guide plate may be flattened to prevent over-travel of the push button 81 or a collar I88 maybe formed on the lower periphery of the push button 81. Electrical connections to the motor may be made by soldered flexible leads 'to'the' slide bar 89, which may be a common lead, andto portions of the spring washer 91. The low speed button should have in its circuit to the motor 98, Figs. and 6, a resistance 99 which will reduce the motor speed. As many speeds as are deemed necessary could of course be provided by increasing the number of buttons and any desired number may be employed.

Any one of the number of buttons may be made a stop button by removing the spring washer 96 and substituting therefor an insulating washer l 8| having a diameter at least equal to or greaterthan the maximum diameter of the insulating cone 98. When such a button is pressed, the slide bar 89 is moved to the left, disengaging the '4 bar from spring washer 91 and breaking the previously formed circuit. No new circuit is formed. however, and the slide bar is not moved to the right while the stop button is depressed since it is blocked by the insulating washer l8l. Upon releasefthe stop button v springs upwardly again permitting the slide 89 to return to the right end action of the spring and into contact with the insulating cones 98.

v.Withthis arrangement in which one lead is connected to the armature, accidental pressing of two buttons simultaneously will not cause any short circuits that will be harmful to the mixer. F'urthermore'the switch control arrangement fits readily and easily into the housing arcuately around the housing and if there are four or five buttons they can be staggered in a zigzag manner with the only change being in the construction of the plate 94 and sufficient of them depressed simultaneously "that they are received easily'intheir respective openings:

Consequently, having thus described the inven-- tion and certain preferred arrangements of parts, itwill be readily apparent to thoseskilled inthe art that variousand further arrangementsiof elements can be made-without departing from the spirit of the invention the scope of which iscommensuratewith the claims. i 1

What is claimed isz a 1. A powerunit for a food mixer comprising a housing having a circular wall portion, "awmotor mounted in the housing, electrical connections ford'riving the motor at various speeds includinga plurality of switches connected in parallel with each otherandin series with the motor, a plurality of buttons for o-peratingsaidswitches extending through the housing, a curved bar spaced iron-rand following 'the'contour of the wall portion and having cammable surfaces adapted to be engaged by the buttons and longitudinally displaced upon actuation of any'of said buttons,

and means on said bar for locking the displacing button in its bar displacing position, and'further m'eanscarried by each button for'releasing said bar and thereby any previously displaced button. '2. A power unit for a foodmixercomprising a housing having a circular wall portion, a motor mounted in the housing, electrical connections for driving the motor at various speeds including a plurality of switches connected in parallel with each other andin series withthe motor, a plurality'o'f radially disposed push buttons biased to extend through circumferentially spaced openings in the housing and having camming means thereon, a curved bar following the contour of the wall portion, camming surfaces on said bar positioned to cooperate with said buttons whereby the bar is adapted to be displaced by actuation of any of said buttons, and means including keyways on the bar cooperating with means on the buttons for locking each displacing button in its bar displacing position, said bar being movable to one position to bring portions of its keyways into engagement with parts of said buttons for locking a major portion'of the buttons in de- 3. A power unit for a food mixercomprisinga housing having a circular'wall portion, a'motor mounted in the housing, electrical circuit connections fordriving the motor at various speeds including a plurality. of switches connected in.

5 a parallel with each other and in series with the motor, a plurality of buttons having camming portions and extending radially through the housing, a curved bar following and concentric with the contour of the wall portion and adapted to be engaged by said camming portions and displaced longitudinally upon actuation of any of said buttons, and latching means carried by the curved bar for locking the displacing button in its bar displacing position, said bar including key ways for each button.

4. A self-contained regulating switch system for an electrically operated motor unit which comprises a casing for containing the motor unit, a series of push buttons arranged in an alignment for individual reciprocal movement within apertures of the casing, circuit controlling contacts for regulating the motor unit each associated with a related push button of said series, individual springs for urging each push button to its inactive contact releasing position, a latch bar spring'loaded to engage any of said push buttons when moved into its active contact engaging position, and camming portions on each push button for shifting said bar to its unlatching condition when any button is operated, thereby releasing previously operated buttons.

5. The combination set forth in claim 4 in which said casing is a cylindrical enclosure, a guide bar having a curvature substantially concentric with the cylindrical curvature of said casing and spaced therefrom, said push buttons being confined in radial aligned openings extending through said guide bar and said casing, spacer supports between the guide bar and the casing, said latch bar being slidably supported on said spacer supports, and contacts carried by said push buttons for selectively connecting different motor control circuits by bridging said guide bar and said latch bar.

JOHANNES B. KESSEL.

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